Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-11-20
: TIE MIND CURE .
WHAT 4 CELEBRATED PHYSICIAN
SAID MANY YEARS AGO.
a Disease Without n Remcdy-A Case OF
Prayer Cure-A Priests Netlods-Cur-
Criticism"

Prayer Cure-A Priests Get..ods-Cur-
in. tho Choleru--NoveI "Treatment by
Criticism"
"Phvsic and Physicians" published In 1889,
! speaking OF tie celebrated and c-,sraord;l&-
ri.y successful DR. Radcliffe, Who died il
l.l4 and was the founder Of tho Radcliffe
library ct Oxford university, says that he
pad particular attention to the mind Of the
patient under his care, and had been heard to
saT that he attributed much OF his success
and emincncc TO this circumstance. There IS
q very good GnecdOte Illustrating his views
UPON this subject:
"a lady OF ranl, consulted Radcliffe in
greet distress about Eer daughter, and tie
doctor began tie Investigation of tie case by
asking, Why, what ais hers Alas! DOCTOR
replied the mother, 4 cannot tell; but sic
| hiss lost her humog, her looks, hcr stomach; ;
ier strength consumes every day, and We are
aDprc,,ensiyc that size cannes live 'Why6o
yau not marry herr said Radcliffe. fA1asl
doctor, tina: we would fab, do, and havo
offered her nCNd q n.atch asevef SIZE coad
expect Il there TO ather That OF think
she would be content 10 rnairy?' sAh, doctor,
that is that troubles US: for there is your 2
gentleman we doubt tho loves, thathcr father
and | can never consent to- WHY, look
you, madam r.p.ed Radcliffe gravely,
then tho case is this: your daughter would
marry orc msn, and you would have her
marry another. IL all rly books L find 10
remedy for such = disease as this"
EEMARKABLZ Gases.
This principle has also been employed by
certain priests ard clergymen CT every sect
A young woman, teacher, wes, as sllo
believed cnl as Lcr friends supposed, at The
point Of death Her Physician was not quite
certain that she was as Ill as she seemed, md
requested the pastor 20 assist him in breaking
W her GeluSion that She must die. lie st
tempted It, bat she refused to Lear him, and
loaded him with messages for her friends
aud especially for her class III the Sunday
school. as lie was shout to bid her farewell
hO said that lie would retura in tho afternoon;
SIZE said that sllo would Ike him to pray with
her, but thet it uas useless to pray for her
recovery. Having in view her hearing what
he had to say, lie prayed il suc,: way as TO
break tja spell and make her believe tai she
would recover; as he Gid this, the 1aorh;d
symptoms OF approaching death gave wSy,
and she is still living.
Another case wes still more remarkable a
woman, il and bedriGeen, conceived high
regard for tho pioty and intelligence OF ker
pastor, tie entered her room aad in a loud
and solemn voice sad, Il command YOU to
arise!n Invoiunt2riiy she arose and resumed
the duties of housekeeping, which after In.
lapse of ten years she still performs.
4 Roman Catholic priest Of high position
in his church told the writer that he thought
he had saved scores Of lives hyIefusing to az
minister the Sacrament OF Extreme Unct;on,
which led the patients 30 sev, Father --
does not think | am going 20 die"
a CHOLERA CURE
In 1882, when no cholera rcgei in Norfolk.
Va. Dr.. Ruzza!l, a physician Of great local
celebrity, lived there. h was driving t iSht
and Gay, and GA one occasion was Summoned
10 SEQ slaluart negro who was apparently
il the state Of collapse. Instead of beginning
At once to indicate him he accused hirl Of
shsmming, denounced and deriGed him in
every possible way for calling hi-,, when lie
WAS ST work night and dav. driven nlmos. to
death. Then. putting on the appearance Of
lEtsrSc excitement. he procured q switch and
began 10 thrash the n-rro veg- severely TIE
more lie sroaAed, ard the more be said he
was dying, the moro Dr. Eu-zen thrashed
brought on such tremendous reaction that
tho man recovered
In visit 70 branch of tie Oneida co-,-
nlurity st alangfoyd. in 1855, asked Ms
Miller, tse sister OF John q NoTes, the
founder ef tho community, what they did il
any of the inmates became III. as they re-
Pctiatcd medicines. She said thew had very
little sickness. Eat, have l rot hear! OF 81
epidemic o. dirhtheria among year SEQ
said there had been, but by their treatment
they saved every case. What Va. thcs
treatment" AT was treatment by criticism"
Row was 1t spplisdf 80 soon rs person
was taken i'll, committee was appointed
who went into the room and sat down, paw
ing no sttention TO the patient; they began
g: crco to speak about him CT her, criticisirS
tie patients peculGrities, bringing every de-
feet to the surface. epd uls2sr.nsly co.,